We performed a comparison between Arista Networks Platform and Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Arista Networks Platform is comfortable, easy to deploy, and easy to manage, with non-blocking technology. Additionally, it has a useful CloudVision platform and automation capabilities."
"The most valuable aspect of Arista Networks products is their ease of configuration, especially when compared to Cisco products. When we implement advanced features for data centers such as BGP EVPN and VXLAN, Arista's configuration process is similar to that of Cisco's process, but at the same time it is simply much easier, clearer, and more understandable."
"Arista Networks Platform has a feature that helps with monitoring and management."
"It's an extremely reliable platform for the network switches we use."
"The most valuable feature is the Linux shell, which is useful for troubleshooting or capturing traffic."
"The solution is scalable."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"The configuration capabilities were good."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the support."
"In a previous use case, we deployed Linksys Switches for blocking unwanted signals within a premises with the help of their clean air technology. This was one of the notable advantages of Linksys Switches over Cisco."
"Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches are pretty good overall."
"The most valuable features are uptime and stability."
"It's stable and we never have to worry about it."
"The installation is straightforward. We did not face any problems."
"I have found the solution has great standards and compatibility across all vendors."
"Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches are stable since no issues have been reported."
"The solution is a bit pricey."
"Its price can be better."
"The solution needs to improve their product range."
"The solution is quite expensive. One of the negative aspects of it is the pricing."
"The product fails to offer functions related to cloud orchestration, making it in areas where improvements are required."
"An area for improvement in Arista Networks Platform is its integration, e.g. it needs to have more integration with its new products. Incorporating more security and cloud is also another area for improvement in the platform."
"The solution’s pricing could be better."
"The stability of this solution needs to be improved as part of the next upgrade."
"The price of the solution should be lower and it should have better security and scalability."
"We encounter a challenge in automating the product to reduce manual work."
"It should be cheaper. We need a better price from Cisco. Its initial setup and support should also be improved."
"The licensing could be simplified."
"Another area of improvement is scalability."
"Make them tougher and more ruggedized for warmer and Industrial types of environments, and HumiSeal the main boards and internal components."
"Cisco Linksys could be more secure. It could also add a controller to control all the devices, like the access points and so on."
"This product does not scale to environments where there is a lot of network traffic."
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Arista Networks Platform is ranked 14th in Ethernet Switches with 21 reviews while Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is ranked 10th in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews. Arista Networks Platform is rated 8.6, while Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Arista Networks Platform writes "Affordable for enterprise-sized companies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches writes "An advanced, sophisticated solution that allows for segmentation within networks". Arista Networks Platform is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches and Meraki MS Switches, whereas Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is most compared with NETGEAR Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, D-Link Ethernet Switches and Aruba Switches. See our Arista Networks Platform vs. Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches report.
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